Improvement in eoese-raxes



JOHN R. WHITTEMORE, OF CHOOPEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 74,023, dated .February 4, 185,8,

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

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TO ALL WHOM ITMAY OONOERN:

Be it known that I, Jona? R. WHITTEMORE, of Chicopee Falls, Hampden county, Commonwealth of Massa-- chusetts, have invented a new and useful Improved Horse-Rake; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. In the drawings-- Figure 1 is a side viewiof my invention, and

Figure 2 a similar view, with a different position of parts.

This invention consists of a hay-rake constructed so as to be easily and perfectly operated by the driver.

, Ingonstruction, I attach the bar A, into which are set the teeth, directly to the aXle B, upon which is erected the driver's seat C. Upon the right side of this seat is the device for lifting the teeth of the rakein ordervto allow the stuit1 gathered to be left on the ground. This device is formed as follows:

Upon the axle B, by the side ofthe seat, is placed a fnlcrum, D, upon which works a double lever, E, having two arms, F and G; the one, G, being in front, and having a foot-board, a, which is adjustable to the proper height to suit the operators convenience, and the lever-arm F being behind, and formed right-angled, having its upper end bent over, and shaped for a handle for the operators hand: At the angle of this lever, at H, is hinged a link, I, by means of a pin, b. The other end of this link is hlngedf to an arm, K, attached to the bar A, and extending back and up suilciently far to cause the teeth ofthe rake to be lifted the proper height, when operated by the lever` E.

When the teeth of the rake are down, as shown in iig. 1, they are somewhat locked by the position the n link I, which falls at its front end, far enough to 'nring the pin 'b nearly in a line with the hinges L (where t-he lever E is hinged upon the fulcrum D) and M, (where the link I is attached to the'end of the arm K.) This forms a deadpoint, so that the slightest pressure backwards upon the lever-arm G would keep the teeth firmly.

down. The link I is' prevented from falling down too far, by means of a stop or the eonstruetionof the joint at M.

The advantages of this arrangement consist in the ease by which a man driving the rake can operate the same, the simplicity and fewness of the parts used, and the perfect-ness of its operation'.

Non', having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The device for operating the teeth ofthe rake, consisting ofthe double-armed lever E, fulcrumedat L, and connected to the arm K by means ofthe link I, hinged at its elbow at H, the parts being arranged substantially as herein shown, and for the purposes set foith.

l JOHN R. WHITTEMORE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD C. HYDE, J. K. WILSON. 

